UK girl's name
Kensa
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Kensa is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Kensa popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5666, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 6 births.
This profile covers 53 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 1999 to 2018. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 53 living people in the UK are called Kensa. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Kensa ranked #5666 for girls in England and Wales in 2018, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 6 girls were registered as Kensa.
- • About 53 living people in the UK are estimated to have Kensa as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5666
2018
Births in 2018
3
Latest year
Peak year
2005
6 births
Estimated living
53
2026
Popularity
Kensa over time
The chart below shows babies named Kensa registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Kensa, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2018, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kensa by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Kensa was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4597 | 27 | 6 |
| 2000s | #3664 | 23 | 5 |
| 1990s | #3900 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Kensa
- Katie 53,185
- Keira 14,411
- Katherine 11,323
- Kayleigh 10,677
- Kate 10,276
- Kelsey 7,224
- Kiera 7,218
- Kayla 6,541
- Kirsty 6,384
- Khadija 5,948
- Kimberley 5,189
- Kaitlyn 5,137
FAQ
Kensa: questions and answers
How popular is the name Kensa in the UK right now?
In 2018, Kensa was ranked #5666 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Kensa most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 6 babies registered as Kensa in England and Wales.
How many people are called Kensa in the UK?
A total of 53 babies have been registered as Kensa across the 12 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.